LONDON—Two of London’s most famous markets—one selling fish, the other meat—are set to close in the coming years, bringing an end to traditions stretching back to medieval times. On Wednesday, the City of London Corporation, the governing body in the capital city’s historic hub, is set to present a bill to Parliament to bring an […]
LONDON—The youngest of three girls killed when a teen went on a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class was mourned Saturday in a private funeral. Bebe King, 6, was the second of the girls laid to rest from the July 29 killings in Southport that sparked more than a week of nationwide rioting, […]
London-based architectural artist Max Kerly draws buildings and architectural features with incredible detail and realism. He discusses the intense requirements of his style of drawing, while offering future artists advice and sharing his plans for the future.
Travellers at London’s St Pancras International train station faced delays and cancellations Friday after arson attacks on the French rail network. Railway transport in France fell into chaos after a series of pre-dawn attacks on the country’s busiest rail lines. The coordinated acts of vandalism heightened security concerns just hours before the opening ceremony of […]
Police figures this week showed that nearly half of the investigations into shootings in London end up without anyone being convicted. However, the Metropolitan Police say that the situation has improved considerably in comparison to previous years—with the number of prosecutions rising to 52 percent of the crimes investigated.
The Labour Party is promising to create a publicly-owned energy company, called GB Energy, to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and shift to homegrown renewable power production. But Karl Pike, a public policy lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, said serious question remain over the policy.
The Chinese Communist Party has heavily censored, manipulated and tried to erase memories relating to the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in 1989. Artwork and relics in a London exhibition recall those events as well as the subsequent Hong Kong pro-democracy movement. The exhibition, called “Censored Memories,” opened to the public on Wednesday night at […]
Julian Assange’s wife, Stella Assange, has said her husband is fighting to survive, and that he’s under huge pressure. She spoke at a briefing in London with his supporters ahead of a hearing next week in the High Court on his extradition to the United States. The Wikileaks founder is currently imprisoned in East London’s […]
Practitioners of Falun Dafa walked through the streets of London, celebrating their faith. Known as World Falun Dafa Day, the city came alive with vibrant displays of tradition, including captivating performances and graceful exercise demonstrations.
TORONTO—Police are investigating a shooting outside rapper Drake’s mansion in Toronto that left a security guard seriously wounded. Authorities did not confirm whether Drake was at home at the time of the shooting, but said his team is cooperating. The shooting happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday in the affluent Bridle Path neighborhood of Toronto. Toronto […]
LONDON—A man accused of brandishing a sword in a rampage in London that killed a teenage boy, severely injured two police officers and wounded two men appeared in court Thursday to face charges of murder and attempted murder. Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, who has dual Spanish and Brazilian citizenship, is charged with murder in the […]
NTD discussed the deadly sword attack in Hainault, Northeast London, with former Metropolitan police officer, Graham Wettone, including the speedy police response and how police officers are equipped to respond to such incidents.
During a pro-Palestinian march on April 27, two individuals were arrested. Law enforcement reported that one of them was carrying a placard displaying a swastika, while the other allegedly directed a racist comment towards counter-protesters. A counter-protest staged by a pro-Israel group also occurred along the march route.
LONDON—Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in serious condition Thursday after undergoing operations, a U.K. government official said. The animals were among a group of four horses that broke free during routine exercises Wednesday near Buckingham Palace […]
London has seen increasing knife crime in recent years, with a peak of nearly 16,000 incidents in the year before the pandemic. A vigil outside City Hall highlighted this in a silent tribute, displaying every one of the 160 young lives lost. But these are not just statistics: They are individuals, with their own lives […]
London has seen rising knife crime, with a peak of nearly 16,000 incidents in the year before the pandemic. A vigil outside City Hall highlighted this in a silent tribute, displaying every young life lost. It’s a total of 160. But these are not just statistics. They were individuals with their own lives and stories. The Israeli military […]
A prominent exiled Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his home in London on Friday, prompting British police to launch a counterterrorism investigation. Pouria Zeraati, a television anchor at the UK-based channel Iran International, was reportedly attacked by a group of men outside his home in south-western Wimbledon. The assailants then fled in a car. London […]
LONDON—London police confirmed Friday that a body they pulled from the River Thames is that of Abdul Ezedi, a man wanted over a chemical attack that injured his former partner and her two young daughters. The Metropolitan Police said his body was formally identified on Thursday and that his family has been informed of this […]
